,ON ,FEM9ISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALFR$O ,M>IA ,BONANNO 

,TEXT 3 

,AN AN>*I/ :O BAS$ H] REVOLUTION>Y 9T]V5TION 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLES PRECISELY ON H] BE+ A WOMAN WAS ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 & A CLE> TE/IMONY TO ?IS IS TO BE F\ND 9 H] WRIT+S4 

,! OB/ACLES 5C\NT]$ BY ,EMMA 9 H] ?IRTY YE>S ( AN>*I/ PROPAG&A AS WELL AS ! POLEMICS %E MA9TA9$ /ILL EXI/ 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T TODAY1 & CONC]N NO SMALL P>T ( ! /RUGGLES = WOM5'S LIB]ATION4 

,:5 ,EMMA CLA%$ ) ! QUITE EVID5T MALE *AUV9ISM ( WELL-KN[N AN>*I/S :O HAD (T5 SP5T !IR :OLE LIVES 9 ! /RUGGLE = ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 & >GU$ ) M5 LIKE ,MO/ OR ,KROPOTK91 %E DID SO FIR/ ( ALL AS A WOMAN1 REFUS+ ! M>G9AL ROLE ?AT !SE M5 W]E IMPOS+ ON H]1 ALMO/ UNCONSCI\SLY4 ,:5 %E BR\<T ! SEXUAL QUE/ION TO ! =E1 PO9T+ \T ! DISCRIM9ATION ?AT WOMAN IS SUBJECT$ TO & ! RESULT+ SOCIAL CONSEQU5CES V]Y CLE>LY1 %E (T5 CAUS$ A SC&AL & RAIS$ SUSPICION )9 ! REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATIONS !MSELVES4 ,& :51 9 #a#i1 AT ! 9T]NATIONAL AN>*I/ CONF]5CE 9 ,P>IS1 !Y 'SUGGE/$' ?AT %E NOT TAKE UP ! SEXUAL QUE/ION SO AS NOT 'TO MAKE A BAD IMPRESSION' ON ! PRESS PRES5T1 %E GOT UP & LEFT4 

,?IS SITUATION /ILL L>GELY P]SI/S1 OR RA!R1 ) ! %>P5+ ( ! !MATICS & DEEP5+ ( ANALYZES IT HAS BECOME MORE ACUTE1 RADICALIZ+ 9 9COMMUNICABLE POSITIONS 9 A FICTITI\S CLA% BETWE5 MALE & FEMALE COMRADES1 LEAD+ TO A GREAT DEAL ( 9COMPREH5SION4 

,BE=E GO+ 9TO ! QUE/ION MORE SPECIFICALLY1 IT IS IMPORTANT TO CL>IFY SOME?+4 ,! LIB]ATION ( WOMAN1 !RE=E FEM9ISM1 CANNOT COHABIT EASILY ) REVOLUTION>Y MY?OLOGIES ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN K9D 7& N[ WE WILL SEE :Y72 :5 ?IS COHABITATION EXI/S1 IT IS NE>LY ALWAYS DUE TO AN 9/RUM5TAL COMPROMISE4 ,BE+ DISPOS$ TO CONFRONTATION OV] ! PA/ FEW YE>S1 ! FEM9I/ MOVEM5T HAS F\ND ITSELF SURR\ND$ BY 9/RUM5TS FROM ! M>XI/ ANALYSIS & HAS US$ !M4 ,IT WAS NOT DEEM$ ! RI<T MOM5T1 ALSO TO AVOID HAV+ TOO MANY IRONS 9 ! FIRE1 TO GO 9TO ! FACT ?AT !SE 9/RUM5TS CAME FROM AN AU?ORIT>IAN P]SPECTIVE ( REVOLUTION>Y 9T]V5TION1 AS !Y PREF]R$ TO PROCE$ FIR/ = ! CON/RUCTION ( A /RUCTURE ( 9T]V5TION1 PUTT+ (F !ORETICAL CL>IFICATION TILL LAT]4 ,:5 SOME PATRON SA9T WAS ATTACK$1 AS HAPP5$ ) ,HEGEL1 IT WAS DONE 9 AN ATTEMPT TO 'SAVE ! SITUATION'1 AS CLE>LY HAPP5$ ) ! 'READ+' ( ! M>XI/ CLASSICS :I*1 AFT] ALL1 W]E ALL WRITT5 7OR NE>LY ALL7 BY M51 9CLUD+ ! ,LUXEMBURG :O WAS A WOMAN1 BUT REASON$ LIKE A MAN4 

,BASICALLY1 IT SEEMS TO US ?AT ! REVOLUTION WOM5 >E /RUGGL+ = CANNOT BE REA*$ ?R\< AN AU?ORIT>IAN P]SPECTIVE1 9 ! S5SE ( WOM5 BE+ 9 COMM& ( ! FUTURE P[] 'ELITE' 7GUID+ P>TY ( ! PROLET>IAT7 9/EAD ( M54 ,TO ?9K LIKE ?IS W\LD BE TO SIMPLY REPEAT ! ]RORS ( ! /RUGGLE = EMANCIPATION C>RI$ \T BY WOM5 9 ! PA/ ?AT L$ !M TO 5T] PR(ESSIONS ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 RES]V$ = M51 AS WELL AS LEAD+ !M 9TO ,P>LIAM5T & VOT+2 BUT IT DID NOT TAKE !M ONE 9* ALONG ! ROAD TO FRE$OM & ! FEM9I/ REVOLUTION4 ,NOT JU/ ?AT4 ,/>T+ (F H&ICAPP$ BY C5TURIES & C5TURIES ( 'GYNAECEUM'1 !Y HAD TO MAKE SUP]HUMAN EF=TS TO MAKE !MSELVES EQUAL ) ! 'PRIVILEG$' MALE SUBJECTS1 ONLY TO 5D UP CONTRIBUT+ TO ! PRODUCTION ( CAPITALI/ WEAL?4 

,ONE C\LD OBJECT TO ALL ?IS ) ! DISC\RSE ( ! PROGRESSIVE EVOLUTION ( ! /RUGGLES1 ! MATURATION ( ! EXPLOIT$ MASSES & SO ON1 BUT ?AT W\LD NOT *ANGE ! BASIC PROBLEM3 ! FEM9I/ REVOLUTION CANNOT BE BUILT ON ! AU?ORIT>IAN MODEL1 IT MU/ SET ITSELF \T 9 A QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T WAY1 ATTACK+ ! C5T]S ( MALE P[]1 NOT 9 ORD] TO SUB/ITUTE !M ) ANO!R 7FEMALE7 ONE1 BUT ELIM9AT+ !M COMPLETELY4 ,9 ?IS P]SPECTIVE IT SEEMS TO US ?AT ! FEM9I/ REVOLUTION & ! AN>*I/ REVOLUTION MU/ CO9CIDE4 

,! F9AL AIM1 H[EV]1 CANNOT SUBTRACT WOM5 7& AN>*I/S7 FROM 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! P>TIAL /RUCTURE1 A PROP] ANALYSIS ( ?IS /RUCTURE & 9T]V5TION 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y S5SE4 

,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ESCAP+ FROM ! ILLUSION ( QUANTITY4 ,9 FACT1 :AT W]E ! CONTRA/S BETWE5 ,GOLDMAN & ,KROPOTK9 OR ,MO/1 & :AT >E ! DISAGREEM5TS BETWE5 MANY FEMALE & MALE COMRADES TODAY8 ,PRECISELY 9 ! ONE OR ! O!RS' CLAIM TO C\NT !MSELVES1 TO MEASURE !IR CAPACITY ( 9T]V5TION ?R\< ! NUMB] ( MILITANTS1 ACCORD+ TO ! P>TY S*EMA4 ,BASICALLY1 ,MO/ HAD ! ,G]MAN-SPEAK+ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 9 HIS H&S4 ,HE KNEW ?AT MANY ,G]MAN COMRADES1 BO? DUE TO !IR RELIGI\S ROOTS AS WELL AS ! DUALITY 9 M5 :O F9D IT DIFFICULT TO AVOID AN EVALUATION ( WOM5 BAS$ ON SEX1 DID NOT LIKE FEMALE COMRADES 7:O >E WOM5 AFT] ALL7 TO GET 9VOLV$ 9 C]TA9 QUE/IONS 7A RESIDUAL ( HYPOCRITICAL RESPECTABILITY74 ,H5CE ! CONTRA/ ) ,GOLDMAN & HIS CONC]N ?AT %E MI<T 'DISCR$IT' ! MOVEM5T1 I4E4 MI<T CAUSE ! NUMB] ( MEMB]S TO DECREASE4 

,:OEV] 5T]S ! QUANTITATIVE LOGIC IS /RUGGL+ 9 A REVOLUTION>Y P]SPECTIVE1 BUT ) 9ADEQUATE MEANS4 ,:OEV] IS CON/ANTLY MEASUR+1 5DS UP FIX+ AN OBJECTIVE L9E ( APPROA* ?AT !Y >E NOT PREP>$ TO QUE/ION4 ,!IR PO9T ( REF]5CE IS ! MOVEM5T ( ! EXPLOIT$ 9 G5]AL1 ) ! IDEAS ?AT IT POSSESSES AT A GIV5 TIME4 ,N[1 AS F> AS ! PROBLEM ( WOMAN IS CONC]N$1 !RE IS NO D\BT ?AT ! MOVEM5T ( ! EXPLOIT$ AS A :OLE HAS QUITE RETROGRADE IDEAS ON ! SUBJECT 7WOMAN AS SEX OBJECT1 AS DOME/IC ANGEL1 AT BE/ AS COMPANION AT WORK74 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 :OEV] DECIDES TO 5T] ! QUANTITATIVE LOGIC TAKES IT UPON !MSELVES TO 9FLU5CE !SE IDEAS ) POLITICAL PROPAG&A & ACTION1 BUT1 AT ! SAME TIME CANNOT KEEP A *ECK ON IT1 SO CANNOT FAIL TO 'SUGGE/' TO ! 7WOMAN7 COMRADE TO 'RE5T] ! RANKS'74 ,AN>*I/S >E NO DIFF]5T FROM ,M>XI/S 9 ?IS ASPECT4 ,EV5 ! FEMALE COMRADES :O 5T] ! QUANTITATIVE LOGIC 7BUILD+ ! MOVEM5T7 CANNOT ACT O!RWISE 7IF !Y REALLY WANT TO BUILD SOME?+74 

,SO1 IT SEEMS TO US ?AT A GOOD P>T ( ! EF=TS ( ! FEM9I/ MOVEM5T IS QUITE RI<TLY AIM$ AT REPELL+ ! *AUV9I/IC PULSIONS ( MALE COMRADES4 ,IT %\LD ALSO BE AIM$ AT ANALYZ+ ! OBJECTIVES ( ! MOVEM5T & ITS /RUCTURES1 H[EV]1 9 ORD] TO AVOID FALL+ 9TO ! CONTRADICTION ( 'MAKE ROOM = ME'4 

,!N !RE IS ! O!R SIDE ( ! QUE/ION4 ,IF ! FEM9I/ REVOLUTION CANNOT FAIL TO BE AN>*I/1 IT FOLL[S ?AT ! ME?ODOLOGY ( 9T]V5TION CANNOT FAIL TO BE SIMIL>1 IF NOT ! SAME4 ,& H[ DO AN>*I/S SEE !MSELVES CONC]N+ ! MASS8 ,& H[ DO WOM5 PLACE !MSELVES CONC]N+ ! SAME PROBLEM8 

,AN>*I/S DO NOT PRES5T !MSELVES AS HOLD]S ( ! TRU?1 AS A GUIDE1 OR AS REVOLUTION>Y MEMORY4 ,9 FACT1 !Y DO NOT EV5 PLACE !MSELVES 'BE=E ! MASSES'1 !Y BELONG TO ! MASS4 ,:5 !Y GIVE SIGNIFICANCE TO SOME ORGANIZATION ( !IRS1 !Y DO IT 9 ORD] TO 'DEEP5' ! REVOLUTION>Y EV5T BECAUSE !Y >E =C$ TO APPROA* ! REVOLUTION GRADUALLY1 !Y HAVE A /RATEGIC NE$ = ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ P[]4 ,!Y MU/ NOT FALL 9TO ! QUANTITATIVE EQUIVOCATION4 ,IT IS NOT BIG AN>*I/ MOVEM5TS ?AT DET]M9E LIB]ATORY-REVOLUTION>Y EV5TS4 ,A GREAT NUMB] ( CONDITIONS GIVE RISE TO ! REVOLUTION>Y EV5T1 AN>*I/S >E JU/ ONE COMPON5T1 ! ONE ?AT IMM$IATELY ADDRESSES ITSELF T[>DS ! LIB]ATORY DE$1 :I* C\LD BE CA/ ASIDE & KILL$ BY AN 9T]E/$ M9ORITY4 

,! SAME C\LD BE SAID = WOM54 ,IF !Y /& BE=E ! MASS AS SIMPLY WOM51 !Y CANNOT BUT DISCRIM9ATE BETWE5 TWO DI/9CT GR\PS ( A DIFF]5T SEX )9 ! MASS4 ,9 ?IS WAY 'ALL WOM5' COME TO HAVE A REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL1 :I* REMA9S TO BE SE54 ,9 ! SAME WAY1 ALL WORK]S BECOME P>T ( AN HYPO!TICAL REVOLUTION>Y POT5TIAL1 EV5 POLICEM51 JUDGES1 POLITICIANS1 MAFIOSI4 ,( C\RSE1 />T+ FROM A QUANTITATIVE LOGIC ?IS SOLUTION IS V]Y CONV5I5T1 MAKES ! WOMAN FEEL /RONG1 MAKES H] P>T ( A 'GREAT MASS ( SI/]S'1 BUT IT C]TA9LY DOESN'T TAKE H] T[>DS LIB]ATION4 ,NOT ONLY1 BUT />T+ SOLELY FROM ! CONDITION ( BE+ A WOMAN1 ?IS CONDITION BECOMES L9K$ ) ! CONCEPT ( 'TRU?' & ! WOMAN BECOMES C>RI] ( TRU?1 :I* ! O!R HALF ( ! MASS 7! MALES7 MU/ BE MADE TO UND]/&1 BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 IF ! WOMAN SEES H]SELF AS AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN REVOLUTION>Y1 R5\NCES ! P]SPECTIVE ( TAK+ OV] ANY?+ 9 ORD] TO CRU% ! O!R SEX1 P]HAPS EV5 MORE ?AN %E H]SELF HAS BE5 CRU%$ UNTIL N[1 BUT PUTS ALL H] 9VOLVEM5T 9 ! LIB]ATORY REVOLUTION>Y EV5T1 9S]T+ H]SELF )9 ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES :I*1 />T+ FROM ! FEM9I/ MATRIX1 MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO VALORIZE !MATICS & MOTIVATIONS ?AT PUT ! PROBLEM ( WOMAN 9 FIR/ PLACE4 ,!N IT WILL NO LONG] BE A QUE/ION ( DIVID+ ! WORLD 9TO TWO L>GE SLICES1 BUT ( %[+ IT TO BE DIVID$ AS IT IS BY CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION1 ALWAYS D5\NC+ ?IS DIVISION MORE & MORE1 EXASP]AT+ IT1 UNTIL ! DAY ( ! F9AL LIB]ATION & ABOLITION ( EV]Y DIVISION1 9CLUD+ ?AT BAS$ ON SEXUAL DIFF]5CES4 

,?AT SAID1 WE >E NOT SUGGE/+ ?AT WOM5 %\LD 'S(T5' ! VIOL5T *>GE EXPLOD+ )9 !M AS !Y BECOME AW>E ( ! D\BLE EXPLOITATION !Y SUFF]1 9 ORD] TO 5T] ! 'REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T' 'PURIFI$'4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 EV5 BETWE5 COMRADES /RUGGL+ = REVOLUTION1 :O >E MAK+ EF=TS 9 ! DIRECTION ( LIB]ATION1 BUT :O PRECISELY = ?IS >E NOT 'FRE$'1 RESIDUALS ( PREJUDICE & DISCRIM9ATION REMA9 ?AT >E NOT EASILY ]ADICAT$4 ,! WOMAN FEELS ALL ?AT & %>P5S H] /RUGGLE4 ,BUT ?IS SITUATION IS A CONSEQU5CE ( CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION ?AT RE/RICTS WOMAN )9 A PRECISE <ETTO ( EXPLOITATION3 ! <ETTO ( SOCIAL DISCRIM9ATION4 ,WOMAN COMES TO BE VALU$ AS A SEX OBJECT4 ,:ATEV] %E DOES1 NO MATT] :AT ACTIVITY %E C>RIES \T1 9 :ATEV] FIELD %E 9VOLVES H]SELF1 H] SEX OR RA!R ?AT :I* M5 ?9K H] SEX TO BE1 >RIVES BE=E H]4 ,?IS CANNOT FAIL TO W\ND ! WOMAN & LEAD H] TO ! CONSCI5CE ?AT IF %E WANTS TO REA* ! FEM9I/ REVOLUTION1 %E MU/1 BE=E ANY?+ ELSE1 KNOCK ?IS B>RI] D[N4 ,BUT ! KNOCK+ D[N ( ?IS B>RI] CANNOT HAPP5 )\T ! CONTEMPORANE\S KNOCK+ D[N ( O!R B>RI]S4,! WOMAN WILL ALWAYS BE CONSID]$ A SEX OBJECT SO LONG AS A WORLD DIVID$ 9TO CLASSES EXI/S1 BECAUSE BY R$UC+ H] TO AN OBJECT %E IS 5CLOS$ )9 ! <ETTO1 ) ?AT SAME PROCESS ( CRIM9ALIZATION ?AT COMES TO BE ADOPT$ ) ! O!R DANG]\S M9ORITIES3 PRISON]S1 ! ALI5AT$1 ETC4 

,& ! GREAT *>GE ( REVOLUTION>Y VIOL5CE COMES FROM H] CONSCI\SNESS ( FEEL+ H]SELF CLOS$ )9 ! <ETTO4 ,) A NOT DISSIMIL> PROCESS1 PRISON]S TODAY >E GA9+ CONSCI\SNESS ( !IR SITUATION AS <ETTOIZ$ & >E EXPLOD+ 9 REVOLTS ?AT >E CONTA9$ ) MORE & MORE DIFFICULTY4 ,ALSO H]E WE >E COM+ UP AGA9/ NOT EASILY AVOIDABLE DANG]S4 ,ONE RUNS ! RISK ( EMPHASIZ+ ! 'PRISON]' ONLY BECAUSE HE IS AN HUMAN BE+ RE/RICT$ 9SIDE F\R WALLS4 ,?IS1 IT SEEMS TO US1 ! FIR/ MOM5T ( GR[? ( ! MOVEM5T1 ! MOM5T 9 :I*1 PRECISELY1 ! MOVEM5T OBJECTIFIES ITSELF & DOES IT ) ! MO/ MACROSCOPIC MEANS IT HAS AT DISPOSITION3 9 ! CASE ( PRISON1 PRISON AS A BUILD+1 AS TOTAL 9/ITUTION2 9 ! CASE ( ! WOMAN1 SEX1 AS A NET DISCRIM9ANT BETWE5 TWO DIFF]5T WORLDS1 ?AT ( ! MAN 7DOM9ATOR7 & ! WOMAN 7DOM9AT$74 

,BUT !N ! MOVEM5T GR[S4 ,IT LEAVES ! P]IOD ( 9FANCY 9 :I* IT WAS RECOGNIZABLE ?R\< ! MO/ IMM$IATE *>ACT]I/IC1 & DEVELOPS ITS [N REVOLUTION>Y DEP?4 ,9 ! SAME WAY PRISON]S REALIZE ?AT ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! TOTAL 9/ITUTION CAN ONLY HAVE \TLETS IF IT L9KS ITSELF TO ?AT O!R TOTAL 9/ITUTION1 ! SOCIETY ( EXPLOITATION1 & ?AT ! P]SI/5CE ( ! LATT] WILL ALWAYS & CONT9UALLY PREV5T ! DE/RUCTION ( ! FIR/4 ,& REALIZ+ ?AT DEVELOP+ A CLASS ANALYSIS1 !Y 9DIVIDUATE 5EMIES & SEP>ATE !M FROM ! ALLIES1 !Y ORGANIZE AS A REVOLUTION>Y M9ORITY1 *OOSE OBJECTIVES & ! MEANS = REA*+ !M4 ,ONLY !N >E !Y REALLY DANG]\S = P[]1 & ONLY !N DOES ! REPRESSION BECOME F]OCI\S1 BECAUSE IT IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE TO DRAW !M 9TO ! TRAP ( R$UC$ S5T5CES1 BAIL1 AMNE/Y1 PRISON RE=M2 TRANS=MISMS ( A P[] ?AT MEANS1 9 ?IS WAY1 TO TRANSF] ! <ETTOIZ$ FROM ONE <ETTO 7A SMALL] ONE7 9TO ANO!R 7BIGG] ONE74 

,& ! FEM9I/ MOVEM5T IS ALSO GR[+1 PUTT+ ASIDE ITS DISCRIM9ANT ON ! BASIS ( SEX :]E ALL ITS EF=TS W]E ADDRESS$ AT ! BEG9N+4 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! O!R SEX ONLY HAS REASON TO BE :5 9S]T$ )9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! BOSS1 AGA9/ ! 9/ITUTION ?AT DEF5DS ! BOSS1 AGA9/ ! ME*ANISM HE HAS CREAT$ TO P]PETUATE EXPLOITATION4 ,9 ?IS WID] P]SPECTIVE1 ! FEM9I/ /RUGGLE ALSO BECOMES FUNDAM5TAL1 =C+ EV]YBODY TO BECOME AW>E ( A PROBLEM ?AT 7= ! PRIVILEG$7 APPE>S TO BE SECOND>Y4 ,ONLY :5 ?IS L9K IS MADE WILL ! FEM9I/ MOVEM5T APPE> 9 ALL ITS DANG]\SNESS = P[]2 & ?AT IS BECAUSE1 DUR+ ?AT PHASE IT WILL NOT DEM& ANY?+ SPECIFIC '= WOM5'1 BUT WILL DEM& IT = ALL ! EXPLOIT$3 A TOTALLY REVOLUTION>Y DEM&1 ?AT ONLY ?OSE :O HAVE UND]GONE ! WOR/ ( ALL EXPLOITATION CAN MAKE4 ,& AGA9/ ! RAGE ( WOM51 IT WILL NOT BE EASY = P[] TO F9D AN ACCOMMODAT+ SOLUTION4 

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